Chelsea thread 2020/21

[Mike Cledford]

All we do is get into an attacking position and then pass back to our CBs before going again. It’s hardly bums of seats stuff.

All too often with the inverted wingers major culprits especially Mahrez.

 

[KentBlue]

I see the chavs want Lukaku again - hoof!

 

[Bridgejunky]

All on the bbc congratulating I left this gem

amazing that a team that pulled in crowds of 8/12k in the Premier league have gone on to win the CL twice ............ congrats

Cite a sourced example to substantiate that claim.

 

[Bridgejunky]

I see the chavs want Lukaku again - hoof!

What I see is a rumour that Chelsea want Lukaku. Remains to be seen how accurate that rumour is.

 

[Bantamgaz]

Cite a sourced example to substantiate that claim.

Type in Chelsea’s lowest premier league crowd and hey presto

may 4th 1994
Chelsea 1-2 Coventry
Attendance 8923

and there are a fair few around the 10k mark before the late Harding made football fashionable at Stamford bridge

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Next season, I think they’ll be a bit like Liverpool in the Gerrard era. Brilliant in the ‘big games’ but they might find it difficult against weaker opposition when the onus is on them to attack.

Unless they can bring in a top class striker, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see both Liverpool and United finishing above them.

 

[Gabriel]

Tuchel averaged 2 points per game, so if he'd had the season and managed that, he could have had them second. They'll definitely be challenging for the title next season, but with the lowest goals for rate of all teams in the top seven (behind even West Ham, Spurs, Leicester), a top striker is necessary. Wouldn't be surprised if they signed Haaland.

They'll also have to be careful with Kante. He'll not get much rest with the Euros and he's been picking up more and more hamstring injuries in recent seasons.

 

[M18CTID]

Type in Chelsea’s lowest premier league crowd and hey presto

may 4th 1994
Chelsea 1-2 Coventry
Attendance 8923

and there are a fair few around the 10k mark before the late Harding made football fashionable at Stamford bridge

Yep. Same season - November 22nd 1993 we played them at the Bridge and the attendance was just over 10k. It was a freezing cold Monday night and the most boring 0-0 draw I can ever remember. The only interesting thing was that we were the last set of away fans to stand on that terrace and according to their match day programme work was to begin on demolishing it the very next morning.

I would add that for their very poor home crowds around that time, their numbers away from home were very impressive. We played them about a month earlier in an early League Cup round and they brought several thousand.

 

[paulchapo]

They will be a threat next season for sure.

 

[Keeper!]

I see the chavs want Lukaku again - hoof!

Hoof?

Get over it, they beat us fair and square, out thought us and out played us, simple as.